Snowriver Mountain Resort in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew out of the region’s shift from a declining iron-mining economy toward winter tourism in the late 1950s. After seeing the area’s strong snow conditions, Jack English developed Indianhead Mountain Resort and is widely credited with launching the local ski industry. The resort now combines Jackson Creek Summit and Black River Basin, formerly Indianhead Mountain and Blackjack, in Big Snow Country near Wakefield. Known for heavy lake-effect snowfall, varied terrain, extensive grooming, and unusual summit-based facilities at Jackson Creek Summit, the resort became part of one of the Midwest’s best-known skiing destinations and also supports year-round recreation.